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About Tanya Segelov

Tanya has acted for persons suffering from mesothelioma since 1996. Over this time she has acted for hundreds of persons with mesothelioma in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, Tasmania and the Northern Territory including power station workers, factory workers, wharfies, navy personnel and shipyard workers, boilermakers, fitters and trade assistants, engineers, builders, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, tilers and painters, home renovators, wives who have washed clothes and children and bystanders exposed through the work of others and being present during home renovations.

Tanya acted for the asbestos campaigner, the late Bernie Banton in both his claims against James Hardie and obtaining the first verdict against James Hardie on behalf of a person suffering from mesothelioma exposed to asbestos during home renovations.

In addition to running hundreds of claims in courts all over Australia, Tanya was part of the legal team representing union and asbestos support groups at the James Hardie Special Commission of Inquiry.

In 2010 Tanya was appointed by the Commonwealth Government to the expert advisory panel of the Asbestos Management Review and in 2013 was appointed as an independent member of the Asbestos Safety Eradication Council and chair of the Research Advisory Council of the Asbestos Eradication Safety Agency. Tanya remains a member of the Research Advisory Council.

In 2017 Tanya was again nominated as a leading dust diseases compensation lawyer by the Doyle’s Guide.

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About Tanya Segelov

Tanya has acted for persons suffering from mesothelioma since 1996. Over this time she has acted for hundreds of persons with mesothelioma in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, Tasmania and the Northern Territory including power station workers, factory workers, wharfies, navy personnel and shipyard workers, boilermakers, fitters and trade assistants, engineers, builders, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, tilers and painters, home renovators, wives who have washed clothes and children and bystanders exposed through the work of others and being present during home renovations.

Tanya acted for the asbestos campaigner, the late Bernie Banton in both his claims against James Hardie and obtaining the first verdict against James Hardie on behalf of a person suffering from mesothelioma exposed to asbestos during home renovations.

In addition to running hundreds of claims in courts all over Australia, Tanya was part of the legal team representing union and asbestos support groups at the James Hardie Special Commission of Inquiry.

In 2010 Tanya was appointed by the Commonwealth Government to the expert advisory panel of the Asbestos Management Review and in 2013 was appointed as an independent member of the Asbestos Safety Eradication Council and chair of the Research Advisory Council of the Asbestos Eradication Safety Agency. Tanya remains a member of the Research Advisory Council.

In 2017 Tanya was again nominated as a leading dust diseases compensation lawyer by the Doyle’s Guide.

Our Fees

We act on a “no win no fee” basis which means we will only be paid our fees if you are successful in obtaining compensation. You will not be charged any monies up front. We will pay all the disbursements (monies paid out by us for such things as court fees and medical reports).

We will not be paid for our work until the successful completion of your matter.

Our fees our determined by an hourly rate plus disbursements. We do not charge a percentage of compensation recovered. If you are successful in your claim the defendant will pay your party/party costs which cover 70 to 80% of your costs.